Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan AreasBreakout By Technology Class

Rank Ordered Listing of Technology Classes Receiving
1
or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Areas, OK

(
Non Metro/Micropolitan Statistical Area
)

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( some classes have been combined together under a single class identifier )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )

The following table displays technology classes and counts of utility patents classified in them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant.

Class

Class Title

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

175

Boring or Penetrating the Earth

1

5

0

2

2

2

5

2

6

3

1

2

2

1

34

280

Land Vehicles

2

0

1

1

0

2

0

1

4

1

0

1

1

0

14

166

Wells (shafts or deep borings in the earth, e.g., for oil and gas)

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

2

0

3

1

0

4

13

099

Foods and Beverages: Apparatus

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

0

2

0

8

585

Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds

6

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

414

Material or Article Handling

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

7

106

Compositions: Coating or Plastic

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

1

6

152

Resilient Tires and Wheels

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

6

340

Communications: Electrical

0

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

6

502

Catalyst, Solid Sorbent, or Support Therefor: Product or Process of Making